If they weren't so expensive, I'd say purchase a stability ball and put a board that is centered on top of it - but the general idea of a half ball-type thing with a board on it would be ideal, from what I've seen. If you were so inclined, you could even get a soccer ball, bury half of it in the yard, and use the other half.

 

I'm not sure about anything inflatable. Most of the ones I see online have a hard fulcrum. I have seen some DIY tutorials where they used a softball as a fulcrum though.

I do have some balance discs and I could easily place a board across those and duct tape it on, but then I can't use the balance disc anymore

 

Honestly, when we had a dog in class with issues my trainer seriously said 'put a ball in a sock and staple the sock to a board', so there's that. I mean about as jury rigged as you can get, but it apparently worked fine.

 

Hahahahaha.

I can just imagine my husband's face after he's spent an hour rounding the piece of plywood (because he's the kind of weird perfectionist who would do that) and then I hand him a ball in one of his old socks.

 

I'm kind of thinking of getting these in a couple sizes (not necessarily from this seller). I just don't like paying shipping. I also don't like that getting 40+ of these things is only twice as expensive as getting one of them. lol
https://www.etsy.com/listing/205105...llery_2&ga_search_query=split+half+ball&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery

 

I really want to get something made before the puppy comes home. I originally wanted it for Watson to work on his issues with stuff moving and banging, but if I'm going to get a puppy I want to use it right away instead of waiting until she has the same problem.

I saw a tutorial online where they used a round banister cap thing, which is basically a wooden ball pre-drilled with a screw. Maybe I'll see if I can find that, and see if the local craft store has the wood balls in stock, before I order something.

 

You can check at your local hardware store too - I'm sure they'll have a couple of half-spherical shaped objects you can choose from!

 

Our wobble board at the club is pretty simple. Big wood board, 4 pieces of wood screwed together on the bottom in the center to make a square, hard orange ball goes in square.

 

That's not a bad idea, though I'd have to find a ball. Easy enough to build out of scrap wood and not buy special parts.